Six members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State on Tuesday, announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers who defected blamed the leadership challenges in the PDP for their decision. They argued that the instability in the PDP has made it difficult to represent their constituencies effectively.
The separate letters of defection, read on the floor of the House by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, explained that they decided to defect after due consultations with their constituency members and political leaders.
Naijaonpoint understands that the lawmakers who dumped the PDP for the APC are loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Those who defected are:
Hon. Solomon Bob
Hon. Victor Obuzor
Hon. Dumnamene Dekor
Hon. Cyril Hart
Hon. Blessing Amadi
Hon. Felix Nwaeke
The defection of the federal lawmakers comes days after the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, also dumped the PDP for the APC.
Fubara announced his defection during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
Fubara’s defection comes hours after he held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja.
Explaining his defection, Fubara said: “We can’t support President (Tinubu) if we don’t fully identify with him, not just backyard support. Our decision this evening is that we are moving to the APC.”